Internet Point of Care

The purpose of the Internet Point of Care Series is to provide structured, self-directed, online learning for physicians on topics relevant to their clinical practice. The specific objectives are to:

Identify practice-based knowledge needs

Complete extensive background research on a clinical question

Reinforce clinical decisions through review of published evidence

Learn new information related to clinical practice

Translate knowledge into professional practice

Improve patient care by utilizing current published evidence

Expected Results

The physician should be able to select and use appropriate professional, unbiased, peer-reviewed literature to answer self-identified clinical questions, to reinforce clinical decisions, to learn new information related to his clinical practice and to translate that knowledge into improved patient care.

Sentara Healthcare Approved POC Sources

Several resources have been approved for iPOC including the following.

Standards of Commercial Support and Disclosure

Sources have been chosen to ensure independence, lack of commercial bias and valid content. The planners of this activity have no financial affiliations relevant to the content. Commercial grants will not be solicited for this activity.

Accreditation

Sentara Healthcare is accredited by the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

Sentara Healthcare designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. A maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (s)™ can be claimed per year for this type of activity.